Clip
Summary
A naive small-town girl comes to New York City to meet her husband, and discovers that he may be a murderer.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 52GoodWatch 55
IMDb6.5
Audience score38%
Running time
1 h 7 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 mysteries, −35 min on the typical 102
typical 10267Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 7 countries
Released
1944
August 21, 1944
82 years ago
Genres
MysteryCrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 19 more26 people
- Dean JaggerPaul Baxter
- Kim HunterMillie Baxter
- Robert MitchumFred Graham
- Neil HamiltonDet. Lt. Blake
- Lou LubinJacob Houser
- Milton KibbeeCharlie
- Dewey RobinsonNewsstand Owner
- Claire WhitneyMiddle-Aged Woman
Edward KeaneMiddle-Aged Man
Virginia SaleChambermaid
Dick ElliottSam Prescott
Lee 'Lasses' WhiteOld Man- MMMarta MitrovichBaby's Mother
Billy NelsonLouisville Driver
Rhonda FlemingGirl on Train (uncredited)
Sam McDanielTrain Porter (uncredited)
William CastleMan in Photograph Given to Police (uncredited)
Minerva UrecalLandlady (uncredited)
George LloydHugo the Great (uncredited)
Jack 'Tiny' LipsonMan in Cafeteria (uncredited)
Weldon HeyburnBill - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Byron FoulgerAlbert Foster (uncredited)
Fred AldrichPolice Detective (uncredited)- LBLennie BluettDancer at Big Jims (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- William Castle Director
- Clarence Bricker Assistant Director, Production Manager
- Frank Fox Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Philip Yordan Screenplay
- Dennis J. Cooper Screenplay
- George Moskov Story
Production · 2
- Frank King Producer
- Maurice King Producer
Camera · 1
- Ira H. Morgan Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Martin G. Cohn Editor
Sound · 3
- Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer, Music Director
- Leon Birnbaum Music Editor
- Tom Lambert Sound Engineer
Art · 2
- Frank Paul Sylos Art Direction
- Albert Greenwood Interior Designer
Other crew · 1
- Leon Charles Dialogue Coach
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